# fourteen vs fourteenth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fourteen
*num · IPA /ˈfɔː.tiːn/ · frequency rank #8,542*
The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen.

### fourteenth
*adjective · IPA /ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/ · frequency rank #18,313*
The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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